Amid the social and economic pain brought by the global COVID-19 crisis, remembering past strengths and looking beyond the pandemic might be difficult. As they work to mitigate the impact of the pandemic, Hungary’s public and private leaders must set aside time to envision and implement measures that will build on the country’s solid fundamentals […]

135 Hungarians died in the past 24 hours due to complications caused by the new coronavirus infection - more than ever before in one day, according to official figures. The majority of the 135 deceased were elderly, chronic patients, bringing the official number of deaths to 4,364.The new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was detected in another […]

The Hungarian government has again extended the closure of the country's borders first introduced on September 1 this year. According to the border closure measure, foreign citizens may enter the territory of Hungary only with justified exceptions, while Hungarian citizens returning from abroad must be quarantined. The government decree was extended several times and the […]

Another 117 patients infected with the new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, bringing the official number of COVID-19 related deaths to in Hungary to 4,008 while 44,020 people have already recovered. The new coronavirus infection was detected in another 3,929 Hungarians, thus increasing the number of identified infections in this country to 181,881. […]

The Hungarian government has issued a decree on shopping time slots for the elderly, according to which only the elderly can be in the shops from 9 am to 11 am on weekdays and from 8 am to 10 am on weekends. However, unlike during a similar measure this spring, when the elderly were allowed […]

121 Hungarians infected with the new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours – the highest number in one day as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in this country. The new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was detected in another 4,397 new Hungarian citizens, increasing the number of infected people identified in Hungary to 170,298, the […]

The number of people hospitalized in Hungary with the new coronavirus infection has risen to 7,532, 580 of them on ventilators, the related government website says. The new coronavirus infection was detected in another 4,512 Hungarian citizens, thus increasing the number of infected people identified in Hungary to 161,461. 92 patients died in the past […]

The new coronavirus infection was detected in another 6,495 Hungarians, which increased the number of infected people identified in Hungary to 147,456, according to the relevant government website. Another 93 patients died in the past 24 hours, bringing the number of deaths to 3,190, while 34,010 people have already recovered. The number of active infections […]

107 people infected with the coronavirus have died in the last 24 hours, the number of active people infected has risen to a total of 106,000 in Hungary. This is the third time that the number of deaths registered in a single day has reached 107, which is the highest number ever. 4,238 new infections […]

The gross domestic product of Hungary went down by 4.6% according to raw data and by 4.7% according to seasonally and calendar adjusted and reconciled data in the 3rd quarter of 2020 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. However, data just released by the country's Central Statistical Office also suggest that compared to […]

By Friday, the new coronavirus infection had been detected in another 5,097 Hungarian citizens, increasing the number of infected people in Hungary to 131,887. 99, mostly elderly, chronic patients died, bringing the number of deaths to 2,883, and 29,802 have already recovered. The number of active infected people is 99,202. The related government website finds […]

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s warning earlier this week that there is a 50% chance the country’s health care system may not be able to handle the pressure of the second wave of the Covid 19 epidemic rang alarm bells across Hungary. After announcing a set of stringent restrictions on movement, the premier is now backtracking […]

As of this Wednesday, people are required to wear face masks even at public places (except for parks and other green areas and i case of sports activities) in towns and cities of over 10,000 inhabitants in Hungary. Mayors of these towns and cities as well as of the 23 districts of Budapest have been […]

In addition to maintaining the measures taken so far, additional protection measures are needed to reduce the incidence of coronavirus diseases and the burden on hospitals - according to a Hungarian government statement. A curfew takes effect on Wednesday from zero o'clock – everyone needs to be home between 8 pm and 5 am. One […]

The number of deaths related to the new coronavirus infection almost doubled in the past 24 hours from the previous day as the death of another 103 Hungarians was recorded, according to government data. The new coronavirus infection was detected in another 4,140 new Hungarians, which increased the number of identified infections in the country […]